It’s snowing. Has been all day. Time for Halloween 2 and a sandwich.
(Why I am watching Zombie’s Halloween 2 – $1 at the RedBox. Score)
09
Feb
10
Bioshock 2 Review- I wantz it.
Bioshock 2 is out this week. And, I want it badddd…..
But, of course, I’m cheap….and will patiently wait for it to be used or buy it for half price.
The Bioshock 2 reviews are coming in….and its looking really good. Check IGN’s review here.
Also – something pretty cool I just found browsing around. This blog has the Bioshock concept art book in pdf format for free download. REALLY. FRIGIN. COOL.
Here’s some new reviews from Skyler here:
Paranormal Activity: Awesome. At first, I thought it was going to be a little cheesy. I didn’t think the actors could pull it off.
However, the thought then occurred to me that these actors didn’t need to be actors…they needed to be regular people….and thus, the movie’s plot required the main characters to interact with the camera as though they were trying something out to catch ghosts on tape with a natural curiosity.
Overall, this is has been a film I’ve been waiting for. It preys on natural fears of the dark, of objects slightly moving, of strange voices, of…the unknown. We all get scared alone in a house that’s dark. When we hear sounds, we investigate. As the movie progresses, we not only fear that and put ourselves in the characters’ shoes…but we fear for the characters themselves. Jason Vorhees is a slashfest, whereas Paranormal Activity felt like something that could actually happen in your living room. Truly creepy.
For a budget of $15,000, the movie is incredibly effective. If the budget had been any larger…we might not have gotten such a raw product that felt so real. Plus, on top of the scare factor, the way they integrate the camera and its footage into the film was smart.
– A
Bruno: You know….I wanted to like this film…and I thought it was merely okay.
Of course, crazy scenes occur. Many a penis in this film. I don’t think I’ve seen so much penis even in porn. Not to say that I watch porn or anything 
However, there is a big flaw in this film: It doesn’t focus on the fashion industry. I think what made Borat great was that it was fresh: a foreign character with strange customs showing insights into American culture through his interactions and bizarre behavior. That was smart. What Bruno does instead, unfortunately, is focus on his gayness and his really gay behavior with other people. In a sense, it is a reiteration of Borat, but with Bruno. However, because of the emphasis of gayness, the movie has no focus, and no real point. Bruno should have used his stereotype to show the falacies inside of the fashion world. It chose not too, and instead Bruno stereotyped and ridiculed the gay community, and interactions among straight people along the way. Granted there were some funny scenes….but was a one time see for me.
-C
Extending an Olive Branch to the GOP? I think not.
Here is Obama’s speech today.
Of what I’m hearing…things got very testy today with the Q and A after this speech. This is a sample:
This is getting a lot of play guys…and it will be re-broadcasted during the primetime tonight. Go to C-Span here.
27
Jan
10
Apple “Ipad” Tablet.
Was only a matter of time…but I’m looking forward to it. However, when new products from Apple are first put on the market…they tend to be a little glitchy…so I’ll probably wait to get one….but I think I’ll most definitely be getting this product. Click on the link below.
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/01/27/live-steve-jobs-presents-the-tablet/
27
Jan
10
Obama as Mr. Freeze!
I made the image overnight.
It’s ice to see you Mr. Freeze….but be careful…this could be the chilling sound of your doom…muahahaha…:)
Oh Batman and Robin…how horrible you were:
Hearing that Spiderman 4 is being made without Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi, as well as the rest of the cast, I have a couple of things to say….
I’m a huge fan of the Spiderman saga. I thought Spiderman and Spiderman 2 were terrifically well done. The action sequences. The complexity of Mary Jane and Peter’s relationship. The look. The feel. I thought the franchise was put in a great direction along with Tobey Maguire, who I feel has been the right man to play the part. That said, I was immensely dissapointed in Spiderman 3. It really felt too many hands were in the pot, and wouldn’t let the director and writers concentrate and developing the villains the right way. Yes, I am a huge Venom fan….and if done right….Spiderman 3 could have been simply amazing. But, that didn’t happen.
On the other hand, I’m also a huge Sam Raimi fan. Evil Dead Fan #1. I really feel that he had to cave into Sony’s pressure…and I think it was simply too much on him.
So let’s break it down. 3 films later…they want to revamp the series after only 5 years? I just think its simply a really bad idea since we’ve been so invested into the current characters. So what if Spiderman 3 was just okay? It doesn’t mean that the whole series needs to be changed.
There’s a new director for Spiderman 4 – Marc Webb. He directed 500 Days of Summer. I haven’t seen it yet.
The new direction for the next Spidey flick – Peter Parker solving crimes and dealing with angst and romance, while in high school.
Two thoughts from me: Wasn’t that the first movie? Are they trying to Twilight it up?
James Franco, who played Harry Osborne, had this to say to MTV:
“I guess I’m a little sad for Sam and Tobey,” said James Franco, who played Harry Osborn in all three Raimi-directed flicks, when MTV News caught up with him at the Sundance premiere of “Howl.” “I think they were a really good team. I think Sam invested so much of himself in that and he had the perfect connection to that character and that franchise and that world. He was doing probably his best work. I’m sad for both of them that they won’t get to continue to do that. And Tobey I think was an excellent Peter Parker.”
While Franco emphasized that he was not opposed to the idea of rebooting the franchise, he worried about the compressed time frame in which it will likely happen.
“I don’t have any problem with that,” he said. “It worked out well for ‘Batman’ and comics themselves have different artists and writers and iterations of these characters. I think it’s perfectly fine. I think for the viewers you want a little space so you can get the other stuff out of your head.”
Check out an article here from the LA Times Blog. It’s a couple of weeks old…but still hits the issue on the head:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/01/spider-man-4-sam-raimi-collapse.html
Also this was pretty sweet too:
http://www.seattlepi.com/movies/414497_film31820439.html
Well….at least I got Spiderman and Spiderman 2 Message to Sony: Take a lesson from how Christopher Nolan has been treated on the Batman franchise…
Let the masters do their work and leave them alone.
Just a simple reminder for the democrats that don’t think terrorism really exists…
Also, check this out from Wizbang:
Osama Bin Laden Takes Credit for the Christmas Day Bomber Plot
You know…its so nice to see how people who have a different opinion are respected.
According to this cartoon, I’m supposedly an idiot who says “socialist” a lot and is utterly confused by the laws and bills being implemented. Hmmmm….gee…let me think about it…I guess that’s a good description of me…here’s why: because Obama and the democrats who are trying to ram healthcare down our throats are trying to implement European socialist ideas to improve Capitalism.
GM takeover, Healthcare public option to eradicate private insurance and pave way for single-payer, Vast amount of czars, redistribution of wealth….yeah…I can see why a lot of people cry “Socialist.”
To the NPR: People are not mad because they are, in your opinion, “stupid”. They’re mad because the government is taking more of their money to spread to other people that haven’t worked for it. They’re mad to pay for other people’s healthcare because it’s “their right.” They’re mad because government spending itself is out of control and wasteful. They’re mad because their voices aren’t being heard. Above all, they’re mad that the people who are running this country are trying to implement more government in to our lives.
It’s mandatory to have car insurance….but under The Democratic Healthcare bill, if it is passed, healthcare insurance would become mandatory…or you will be fined and/or imprisoned if you don’t have it.
Stunts like this little cartoon only make people angrier at the polls.
Congratulations Scott Brown on becoming Massachusetts first Republican Senator since 1972!
I thought you were very humble at the press conference today. You know why people?
Because he’s just an average Joe.
Take a listen to some of the things he has to say. We need more “real” people in Washington…or at least more politicians that drive around their states in a pickup truck to talk to regular people who are just looking for someone to represent them for a change. I thought that was pretty frigin cool.
